Child&#39;s vehicle



Oct. l2 1926. 1,602,477

R. E. BAsTlAN CHILDS VEHICLE Filed March 5' 1924 INVENTOR.

I ATTORNEY.

Patented Oct. 12, 1926.

UNITED# STATES mirri-:1NETo1FFrGzE.,

RICHMOND` E.' BASTIAN, or

INDIANAroLrs, mnIANA.

Appueanonimea mergers,

vehicle, which is the fpreferredx for-m11; Figi? Sis a modi licatioirshmving fmy :invention apa plied'to aifivel Wheelvehicle; and Fig. 4i another modification show-ingrat iliourr vvheely vehicle embodying,- my invention.`

In the preferred forrn: oit lniy f invention yas illustrated` infw Figenl and `12, the'vehi-cle Ais providedfrvvith b ut` threei wvheelsthe fronn; or driving ivvheel- 10,4` and two arear, or `steer?,y ing Wheels V'11. These! Wheels s-:serve :to sup port ay reach-112,2 the rear.Y parti of` which; fis Widenedfto formi-a seatf 1311 Thefitwofrean Wheels "211 :i are rotatably' mounteda fonia lsuitlA able axleflln preferably,- previdedfxvvithy an aide-reinlorcin,giimerrnber` 15';i `exc-tending; `be@L tween the Wheels 1l, which axle-reinforcing member fcarries i au'bolsterf."16.I cof-operating with; ai'second 1 bolster 17 i fixed on the bbt: toni` offthe'zfseatflj `'Ihefrear yaxle lt-fvvith its attached bolster l1116" is vpivotallyl mounted relative toa the reach 12, .asnby 'i means,-` off 1.a pivot pin "18 located partlysin the iLupper bol-j steril "17 andf -partlyin "thelower ybolster 16u Arctudsliaftuw mounted ontlie reachf12acar` ries the 4fronti ,or drivingvvlzieely '10 which 2 is provided with a i reinforcing :member 2Q t up; on 'i which is mounted :an .eccentrici pin-` '21. The reinforcing member 2() is notressentilrl to rnyinvention asithe pinr2l' maybeir'nounted directly on.thesideof the Wheel 10..` The driving wheel; is` driven 'by L a "suitable` rod; 22 pivotally :connected to the'.V eccentric lpin 21 as byf fla f screvvdeye 235 land said; connections provide 'tonmovement i offV ther i rodl ini ,v all directions with respect totheidriving-.Wheel so that vthe latter; -mavfoe opera-ted without 'dangerioffithei rod"Y striking and apossi-bly` i ine juni'n'g a the zioccupantfofr. the` f vehicles?. This rod 22? is'ree toA extend: fupvvar-d landfrean wand: fromfithepinwimf:betweenitlrefzfeet "of 1924. serial Nb. 696,460.

thefoccupant of the lvehicle and in positiony tobe ygrasped"in theliands ot'k the occupant. Pivotally mountedzon thefront end of the reach 12 is a steering bar'24'provided at its ends with suitable footrests 25. As shown,

the'eteeringfbar 241 is curved so as to emi brace the driving Wheel and: bri-ng the foot rests 25 closer fto the-seabut Vsuch curvature may not be ncceseanyto all cases. ,A link 26-is provide'dto connect tlielsteerin'g barA 24- With the pivoteob rear,` axle. l. As:

shown', this link'v 4extends from anpoint .olosel to the left ehandwend of',tl1e.asteer1ngfbar-:24 to apoint` on the rear-axle Which iszttlie righty ofithel pivot 18;V Itisnot'necessary that the link 26 extend rornoneasideio they steering bar to the opposite side-ofthe-rearg axle; but y'if 4the vehicleis` so constructed, the steering -isklperormed linl the lnaturali mam. nere-i. e., moving `the leitiendfof` the steering; bar 'forward lturns the :vehicle t to yi :thel right:

Tofurther insure :that the rod 22 Will fnot strike tliefoccupant :of the vehicle, theremay i be'` mounted onthef reach.' l2 vasuitable guard 30= f of". light sheet.; metal or .othery material, Whichfguard serves the purpose of movingA the= rod laterally lof 'the vehicle .sofas top1e. vent said rod from. coming directlyin vfront.V o-ff their occupante. particularlyv duringe upf. Ward inovement'iof'the rod. The-guard 3Q isi` not! essential to ymy. invention, Las'. the driving rod 22is1fre`eftor move ini all: diretA tions with respectfto 'the .driving iwheeland, moreover;V said: rodeA may be made long 'enough to extend over the shoulder@ of the occupant, thus' further; eliminatinganyf po's-l silbility Vo'zinjnrv from this:r source.

As shown 1n1F1gs.-11,' 2, and '3, the-driving rodn22y isdetachablymonnted on .the eocernv tric -pin 21,1. but such -a deta'chabley mountingl is not essentiat to my invention--1 However', by:v connec-tingfthe driving; rodf22 :to the centric pin 21 'in fthe manner i shown and by providing',atnthefefront endof theireaclr 12 a suitable hoolrfl, tlieldriving rodrmay be de tachednfrom. the. pin-L21, connectedato `the hook 3,1, and usedY asia tongue to draw the vehicle,` v Y i l f In thel modification ofA my invention shown infFig; V3,I the vehicle-is slprovi'defd yWith. five Wheelfour supporting Wheels `and a driv- 111gfvvheel.' The 're'ar" vvvheels 35 are 4mounted on a fixed' axlefffandf the ifront;.vvheels` 37 are mounted con afpivoted aXleiBS.; Suitable steering rods 39 extend rearwardly from each end of the axle so as toembrace the driving Wheel and said rods are supported on the reach l2 by guides 40. The driving Wheel 10 and its driving rod 22 are arranged in the saine manner as the corresponding parts shown in Figs. l and 2.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4, theV rear Wheels ll and the rear axle 14 are arranged as are the corresponding parts in the vehicle shown in Figs. l and 2. A pivoted steering' bar 45 embraces the driving Wheel and is connected by a link 46 to the rear axle just as the steering bar 24 in Fig.` I is connected to the rear axle by the link 26. There are two front Wheels 47 carried by a front axle 48 which extends across the front of the vehicle and which, near its center, is provided with a crank 49. One of the front Wheels 47 constitutes the driving Wheel and is rigidly attached to the axle 48, but I prefer to mount the other Wheel 47 so that it is free to rotate on the axle in order to avoid Wheel slippage When turning corners. A driving rod (not shown), similar to the driving rod 22 shown in Figs. l, 2, and 3, is attached to the crank 49.

In all the modifications, the vehicle is driven by a rotatable driving element on which is eccentrically mounted a driving rod. In operation, the occupant takes his position on the vehicle with his feet on the steering bar or the steering rods and grasps the driving rod 22 in his hands. By moving the driving rod up and down, the driving element is rotated, and the vehicle progresses. As the driving rod 22 is adapted to be grasped by both hands of the occupant and as the occupant can move the upper end of the driving rod forward or backward through a considerable range, the driving mechanism has no dead center.

I claim as my invention l. An occupant-propelled vehicle having a plurality of supporting Wheels, a driving wheel located adjacent the front of the vehicle, and a driving Wheel operating rod movable in all directions and arranged to be grasped by the occupant of the vehicle.

2. An occupant propelled vehicle having a plurality of supporting Wheels, a driving Wheel located adjacent the front of the vehicle, a driving Wheel operating rod. arranged to be grasped by the occupant of the vehicle, and a connection between the rod and the Wheel providing for movement of said rod in all directions.

3. An occupant propelled vehicle having a pair of supporting Wheels at the rear thereof, a driving Wheel located adjacent the front of the vehicle, and a hand rod for operating the driving ivheel mounted thereon for movement in all directions.

4. An occupant propelled vehicle having a driving Wheel. and a plurality of supporting Wheels, a driving Wheel operating rod movable in all directions and arranged to be grasped by the occupant of the vehicle, and means for turning a pair of said sup-porting Wheels to steer the vehicle.

5. In an occupant-propelled Wheeled vehicle,`the combination of a driving Wheel and a driving rod therefor extending upwardly from the driving wheel in position to be grasped in the hands of the Occupant, and a guard mounted on said vehicle adapted to impart movement to said rod. laterally of the vehicle While the same is being propelled by the rod and said driving wheel.

6. An occupant-propelled vehicle having a driving Wheel mounted near one extrcini ty thereof, an axle pivotally mounted near the opposite extremity of said vehicle. means for turning said axle on its pivotal mounting, a supporting Wheel on each end of the axle, and means movable in all directions for driving said driving Wheel.

7. An occupant-propelled vehicle having' a driving Wheel mounted near the front thereof, a driving rod for said driving wheel movable in all directions with respect ther(` to, an axle pivotally mounted near the rear of said vehicle, means for turning the axle on its pivotal mounting, and a supporting Wheel on each end Vof said axle.

8. An 0coupant-propelled vehicle having a driving Wheel mounted near one extremity thereof, means for driving said driving Wheel, an axle ivotally mounted near the opposite extremity of said vehicle, a supporting Wheel on each end of said axle, steering means pivotally mounted near the driving Wheel and embracing the same, and a link connecting said steering means and said axle.

9. An occupant-propelled vehicle having a driving Wheel mounted near one extremity thereof, means for driving said driving Wheel, an axle pivotally mounted near the opposite extremity of said vehicle, a supporting Wheel on each end of said axle, a pivotally mounted steering bar extending transversely of the vehicle, and a link extending diagonally across the vehicle and connected with the steering bar and axle adjacent opposite extremities of said bar and axle.

l0. In an occupant propelled vehicle, the combination of a plurality of supporting Wheels, a rotatable ground engaging element located adjacent the front of the vehicle, and a rod movable in all directions for operating said element and arranged to be grasped by the occupant of the vehicle.

l1. In an occupant propelled vehicle, the combination of a plurality of supporting Wheels, a rotatable ground-engaging element located adjacent the front of the vehicle, and an operating rod mounted on the ground-engaging element for movement in all direclli) tions and extending from said element so as to be grasped by the' occupant of the vehicle.

12. In an occupant propelled vehicle provided With tongue attaching means, the combination of a pair of rear supporting Wheels, a ground engaging driving Wheel located adjacent the front of the vehicle, and a combined driving Wheel operating rod and tongue detachably mounted on the driving Wheel and adapted toV be connected with said tongue attaching means.

13. In an occupant propelled vehicle, the combination of a plurality of supporting Wheels, a driving wheel mounted adjacent the front of the vehicle and lixed against pivotal movement With respect thereto, anda driving Wheel operating rod mounted on said driving Wheel and arranged to extend rearwardly from the latter so as to be grasped by the occupant of the vehicle.

111. The combination with an occupantn propelled vehicle having a driving Wheel, of a driving Wheel operating rod arranged to extend between the feet of the occupant of the vehicle and mounted for movement in all directions with respect to said driving Wheel.

15. The combination with an occupantpropelled vehicle having a driving wheel, of a driving Wheel operating rod arranged to extend between the feet of the occupant of the vehicle and eccentrically connected with said driving wheel for movement in all directions with respect thereto.

16. In an occupant propelled vehicle, the combination of a driving Wheel disposed adjacent the front of the vehicle, a pair of steering Wheels located adjacent the rear of the vehicle, and a driving Wheel operating rod mounted on the driving Wheel and extending therefrom so as to ,be grasped by the occupant of the vehicle.

17. In an occupant propelled vehicle, they combination of a driving Wheel disposed adjacent the front of the vehicle, a pairV of supporting Wheels at the rear of the vehicle, a. hand rod eccentrically mounted on said driving Wheel for operating the latter, and means for turning said pair'of supporting wheels to steer thevehicle.

18.V In an occupant-propelled vehicle, the combination of a driving Wheel, a pair of steering Wheels, foot-operated means for turning said pair of Wheels to steer the vehicle, and Wheel comprising a manually operated element arranged to extend between the feet of the occupant of the vehicle and eccentrcally connected with said driving Wheel. In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 25th day of February, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four.

RICHMOND E. BASTIAN.

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